East Kootenay Amateur Radio Club

Meeting called to order by VE7CRJ at 19:40 hrs.

VE7WFL - Lee Wieneche - welcomed as a new HAM to the area. He is from Port Hardy and is now attending Selkirk Secondary School in Kimberley.

Call for adoption of previous minutes by VE7SKT and seconded by VE7KAX

Reports of Sick or Injured Amateurs:

• None

Correspondence:

• Hydro bill and bank statement
• Information on the Prince George Ham Fest

Old Business:

• Bingos saw an income of $8941.00 for 4 bingos - our season is now over.
• Thanks were given to VE7NEK for his excellent work on the banquet.
• The scheduled spring course has been cancelled due to the lack of participants. Another attempt will be made again in the fall.
• The childrens festival went very well.
• The Jog and Bike event is scheduled for the 25th of May - VE7TED is still looking for volunteers.
• Field Day - The Trap & Skeet club have given us club for permission to use their grounds - though the feeling is that it will once again end up at VE7CRJ's QTH.
• The donation for the CNIB educational program has been sent.
• As per the Society Act, our books have been audited.
• Tapes for the Code tapes have been purchased and taped by LOC and TED.

Treasuers Report:

• fourty-two members have paid their membership

$5063.97 = Total
$5021.87 = Gemini
$    42.10 = Shares

New Business:

• Bingo Licence for the next two years has been obtained - we have February and March of 1998 and 1999 - the bingo people estimate that we will gain $1200.00 per bingo
• There is $2200.00 in the budget to purchase a 3500 watt gas generator
• Mysteriously, reaching out from his death bed (using VE7CRJ as a medium), VE7OG suggested buying a 2 metre amp for the 706.
  
                                                          MOTION
  VE7SKT put forth a motion, seconded by VE7ESW, that the club purchase a $300.00 2 metre amp for the 706
                                                 MOTION CARRIED
  
  
                                                          MOTION
  VE7TED put forth a motion, seconded by VE7LOC, that VE7TED look into building a 6m beam vs purchasing a 6 m beam
                                                 MOTION CARRIED

• VE7CRJ came across a 4-400 and a 813 amp - it would cost around $300.00 to rebuild both. If the club wanted to buy one - we could then resell the other, recouping much of the cost for parts in the rebuilding process
  
                                                              MOTION
  VE7TED put forth a motion, seconded by VE7KAX, that we purchase the two amps from CRJ witht he intention of rebuilding and selling one of the two
                                                   MOTION CARRIED
  
• The June meeting will be at George's (VE7ERG) on June 10th
• VE7BGO spoke about how VE7NEK was being credited with saving a life at Saturday morning coffee!!!
• VE7LOC thanked all who had provided him with assistance over the past year as he became a new HAM
  
  Motion to adjourn @ 20:45 hrs by VE7HH